Teso Chachika, and her family, rely on food relief due to a severe drought. Others in the Eastern Province of Kenya are trying to create Savings Clubs to buy drought resistant crops / Frederic Courbet - Panos Pictures
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In Kenya’s Eastern Province, severe droughts mean many farmers are reduced to living on food aid. But a savings club is helping households to grow drought-resistant crops, giving them a fighting chance during the hard times brought on by changes in the climate.
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ROBERT WANJALA
May 18, 2011
HEY AM A JOURNALIST BASED IN KENYA, RIFT VALLEY, ELDORET TOWN. WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO PANOS, BY WAY OF WRITING ARTICLES RELATED TO ECONOMIC GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION.
PLEASE HOW CAN I GET THE EDITORS EMAIL.
WITH THANKS
ROBERT